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NHC CP011985 · Central Pacific basin

Hurricane Nele (1985)

October 23, 1985 – October 30, 1985

Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated

Hurricane Nele peaked at Category 1 with 92 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 2 US cities, 2 of them while still at hurricane strength.

Nele in the record

HURDAT2 tracks Nele from October 23, 1985 to October 30, 1985; its peak was 92 mph (Category 1). Its centre passed within 75 miles of 2 US cities, all in Hawaii. The strongest pass was 81 mph (Category 1) 36 miles from Pearl Harbor, HI.

Peak strength
Category 1

92 mph

Cities within 75 mi
2
At hurricane strength
2

when closest

States
1
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Cities Nele passed near, strongest first

Hawaii (2)

Other storms of the 1985 season

  • BobCategory 1 · 552 cities
  • DannyCategory 1 · 138 cities
  • ElenaCategory 3 · 278 cities
  • GloriaCategory 4 · 1,706 cities
  • HenriTropical storm · 657 cities
  • IsabelTropical storm · 70 cities
  • JuanCategory 1 · 418 cities
  • KateCategory 3 · 437 cities

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About this record

The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.